Beachmere - Queensland 2007

Beachmere in Queensland, is in the south-eastern coastal fringe of the Caboolture Shire situated on the shoreline of Deception Bay and located just to the south of Pumicestone Passage, a protected stretch of water that separates Bribie Island from the mainland.

This area boasts significant fishing and boating activities with access to both river and the sheltered bay. Deception Bay was so named by Lt John Oxley in 1823 who thought the bay was a river and because of his mistake and the shallowness, named it Deception Bay.

Beachmere began as a tiny fishing haven near the mouth of the Caboolture River. With advancing development over the last decade township is now part of Brisbane’s outer suburbs. It still has a little fishing town / beachside character remains a vital link in the Moreton Bay ecosystem.

Between Bishop Road and Campbell Parade in Beachmere there is a 16 hectare park with a 1km return walk. The park is an extension of the Deception Bay foreshore and provides habitat for a wide range of wetlands and migratory birds from China and Japan.



Before the arrival of the white man, Beachmere was of cultural and spiritual importance to local Aboriginal tribes. Close by, a Bora Ring has been preserved to maintain that bridge to the past. The ring is believed to have been used for Aboriginal initiation ceremonies.



We could get to Beachmere from our place in under an hour and then we could take a walk on the beach with views of the bay or around the wetlands area and then stop and have fish and chips for lunch.